Ivanka Trump Says She Doesn’t Know If Arming Teachers Would Make Schools Safer

While first daughter Ivanka Trump has been in South Korea to represent her father at the PyeongChang closing ceremonies, she’s been fielding questions about some recent comments he made in the wake of the most recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida. And she doesn’t necessarily agree with everything he’s said.

In a sit-down interview with NBC Nightly News, Trump told Peter Alexander that while school safety should be a priority, she isn’t convinced that arming teachers is the best way to go about it. “To be honest, I don’t know,” Trump said when asked if arming teachers would make students safer.

“Obviously, there would have to be an incredibly high standard for who would be able to bear arms in our school,” she said. “But I think there is no one solution for creating safety.”

Just days after the school shooting at Marjorie Douglas Stoneman Secondary School, President Trump suggested that the best way to keep students safe from gun violence is by putting more guns in schools, and that teachers with easy-to-access weapons and specialized training could stop a gunman from harming people.

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